15-U.S.C.-1120

§1120 – Civil Liability For False Or Fraudulent Registration

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Title 15 > Chapter 22 > Subchapter III > Section 1120

Details

• Reference: Section 1120
• Legend: §1120 – Civil Liability For False Or Fraudulent Registration
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

Any person who shall procure registration in the Patent and Trademark Office of a mark by a false or fraudulent declaration or representation, oral or in writing, or by any false means, shall be liable in a civil action by any person injured thereby for any damages sustained in consequence thereof.

(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, §38, 60 Stat. 440; Pub. L. 93–596, §1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949.)

Prior Provisions

Act Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, §25, 33 Stat. 730.

Amendments

1975—Pub. L. 93–596 substituted Patent and Trademark Office for Patent Office.

Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 93–596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596, set out as a note under section 1111 of this title.

Repeal and Effect on Existing Rights

Repeal of inconsistent provisions, effect of this chapter on pending proceedings and existing registrations and rights under prior acts, see notes set out under section 1051 of this title.

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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